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WBO rankings are rankling with Witter
Just who is Ricardo Torres? That is the question Junior Witter has been asking since the WBO published their latest - and strangest - rankings. Witter, who wants a piece of their champion Miguel Cotto, is mystified by the new list, which has dropped him
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Cash boost if Hill can progress
If Dudley Hill win tomorrow and the other group result falls their way on Sunday, the Bradford club's progress in the Northern Rail Cup will be guaranteed. Hill's player-assistant coach Chris Robinson said: "If we beat Warrington Wizards away and Bramley
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Clayton crushed by loss of Pendlebury
Clayton have suffered a huge blow to their ever-decreasing chances of winning the Pennine League Premier Division championship. Stand-off Scott Pendlebury is out for the rest of the season with a broken nose, and he is not only second in command to head
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Cars for Cattles is a Welcome relief
The Birstall-based credit company Cattles today delivered a 15 per cent rise in pre-tax profits to more than £141 million. The firm, the second biggest player in the home credit market behind Bradford-based Provident Financial, hailed the results as a
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Fire hit soccer club gambles on casino night
A football club is hoping a casino night will raise much-needed funds after a fire destroyed a cabin containing vast amounts of equipment. Arsonists set fire to Silsden's pitch-side cabin in January, costing the club around £10,000 in lost kit and equipment
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Memorial could be floodlit
A series of lights could be put around Keighley's war memorial to brighten up the monument and the town square. The pictured demonstration, given by Bradford Council's Street Scene department, took place last Thursday evening. Members of Keighley Town
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A golden opportunity
Honda Goldwing enthusiasts from across the country will converge on Keighley on Sunday. Colin Appleyard Motorcycles -- in Worth Way -- is staging its 15th annual Goldwing Day, which normally attracts more than 300 owners and their machines. Various competitions
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Good and bad news in school test results
Three schools in the Keighley district are celebrating after posting strong results in tests for 14-year-olds. Pupils at Parkside, Cullingworth, Holy Family, Keighley, and South Craven, Cross Hills, achieved scores way above the national average for Key
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Technology status secures school's extra funding
WEST Craven High Technology College has successfully maintained its specialist status and extra funding until 2008. The Barnoldswick school was granted specialist technology status in 2000, but it had to be re-designated this year. Headteacher Arnold
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War survivor to attend crash site memorial
A SPECIAL service of commemoration will be held at Buckden Pike with the sole survivor of the Polish aircrew who crashed there in 1942. Joesph Fusniak, currently living in Bexleyheath, Kent, will be transported to Buckden Pike in an army Lynx helicopter
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Prince keeps promise to visit historic railway
SETTLE woman Ruth Evans, who is co-ordinating next week's Royal visit to Craven, said she was astonished when Prince Charles wrote to her out of the blue in January. Mrs Evans, guided walks co-ordinator for the Friends of the Settle-Carlisle Line, wrote
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Laughing stock fears over setts standstill
A DECISION on the future of Skipton market has been deferred until the co-operation of outside bodies such as North Yorkshire County Council has been sought. On Wednesday Craven District Council's community services committee was asked to agree a recommendation
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Patient thanks doctor for pioneering surgery
A PATIENT has thanked his surgeon for helping to prolong his life - for the second time. Cross Hills grandfather Michael Hudson has expressed his "heartfelt thanks" to Dr Raj Kapadia after he used a new technique to operate on Mr Hudson's large hernia
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Our stephen wins award
CRAVEN Herald photographer Stephen Garnett has been chosen as the Newsquest photographer of the year - his award winning images can be seen by clicking on the link to the left. Photographers from more than 300 newspapers owned by the United Kingdom's
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Gig Reviews
Hugh Cornwell -- New Variety Club A full house was treated to a mixture of great songs, old and new, by the former Stranglers front-man Hugh Cornwell. The standout track from Hugh's post-Stranglers songs was Picked Up by the Wind from the album Beyond
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Katrina lands her man
The parade can go on for Sutton Amateurs after the group finally found men for all three of its leading ladies. Alison Waters and Julie Smith found stage sweethearts for Hello, Dolly! from among fellow members of the society. But Katrina Knights had to
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Illiterate drivers lose the plot
SIR - The Government and other organisations express concern about literacy in schools and among school leavers, but this is obviously not a new problem. Following the closure of the A65 at the bridge between Hellifield and Long Preston this weekend we
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Business park bid welcomed by school head
A technology business park in Bingley would provide a vital centre to develop scientists of the future, a head teacher said today. Bingley Grammar School's head teacher John Patterson hailed proposals for the Bingley Technology Business Park on the former
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Bradford facing a summer of strikes
Bradford Council faces a summer of strikes after the breakdown of more union talks - this time surrounding a £100 million computing contract. Discussions about transferring management of the authority's computer network to an independent company have
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'Anxious' pupils to get new unit
A new unit could be set up to help "anxious" children get back into school. Some youngsters in their early teens have so many problems they stay off lessons for the long-term and are being taught at home. But now the Education Policy Partnership in Bradford
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Crime figures slashed in city
Grass roots policing has led to a sharp reduction in the amount of crime being committed in the city, police claimed today. Robbery, burglary and vehicle crime in the Bradford North police division have all tumbled according to figures released today.
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Grant will fund 'world hub' for small science
Scientists in Bradford who lead the world in cutting edge research into new materials are to share more than £3.3 million in new grants. The money from regional development agency York-shire Forward is designed to keep the University of Bradford at the
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Mum says clamping is 'lowest of the low'
Clampers who targeted a bus carrying special needs children have come under fire from an angry mother who says the ordeal caused her daughter to have epileptic seizures. Heather Holland is demanding an apology from the Carstoppers firm which clamped a
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Fuming at cost of thrown cigarette end
A woman was left fuming after a cigarette end thrown from her car window cost her £100. Samantha Dunne was even arrested at her Bradford home and taken to a police station. Officers from Bradford Council's visible services team spotted a cigarette end
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New owners for two major hotels
Two of Bradford's leading hotels have been bought by new owners in mutli-million-pound deals. The Hilton Hotel in Hall Ings has been sold to Stardon UK, a joint venture between Glasgow-based company Chardon Hotels and a fund sponsored by US investment
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'I wish that i could jail you for life'
A paedophile who posed a "serious risk" was told by a judge he would have been jailed for life if he had had sufficient legal powers. Judge Stephen Gullick told lorry driver Harold Taylor he would have liked to lock him away for much longer than the six
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Rugby League: Amateur round-up
Brighouse Rangers 18 Keighley Town 11 - Keighley Town travelled to Brighouse Rangers for a top of the table tie that would see the victors earn important points in the race for promotion. A hard fought encounter saw tough tackling from the start. A head
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Rugtby Union: Keighley have the edge
Keighley 11 Selby 3 A much improved performance by Keighley eased them into fourth place in the league and, such is the closeness of the competition, moved them out of the relegation zone and into outside contention for a promotion play-off place. The
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Soccer: Sunday Alliance
Keighley Athletic 1 New Variety Club 1 (New Variety win 5-4 on penalties) Jeff Hall Cup holders Athletic had to swallow the bitter pill of semi-final penalty shoot-out defeat as New Variety triumphed in the Jeff Hall Cup. Variety took an early lead through
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Soccer: Silden keep cup hopes alive
Silsden 1 Cammell Laird 2 - Runaway League leaders Cammell Laird felt the sting in Silsden's tail as they kept their hopes of a place in the League Cup Final alive. The Lairds have lost only one league game and the clash with Silsden promised to be a
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Soccer: Minors vital match
KEIGHLEY MINORS soccer team are due to play their vital final group match of the county championships on Wednesday. The game against Harrogate, which has been postponed three times, is to be played at Cougar Park, ko 7.30. If Keighley get a point from
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Archery: Adam shoots to the top
ADAM THOMPSON has shot his way to a county archery title - at just 12 years of age. Adam, a pupil at Oakbank School, won the Yorkshire Under-14s recurve championship last weekend. He is a member of Aire Valley Archers who meet at St Ives, Bingley and
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Tough tests for Craven athletes
THE record-equalling total of 11 Craven qualifiers for North Yorkshire's team to contest last Saturday's English Schools Cross-country Finals at the Royal Norfolk Showground faced a predictably tough examination (writes Roger Ingham). Competing against
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Sedbergh are national sevens kings
SEDBERGH Junior School have won the National Preparatory Schools Sevens this week at Rosslyn Park Rugby Club. To win this prestigious competition, the Low Bentham-based school had to beat the top 64 preparatory schools in the country. On the first day
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Craven through the years
100 Years Ago KETTLEWELL had a new water supply but the locals complained that it was "harder" than their old supply. A report to the council said that the old supply was liable to pollution and not suitable for drinking. Several new houses in the village
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No arguing with grammars' result
NO matter which way the figures are spun, the two Skipton grammar schools can take pride and satisfaction from the figures issued this week which puts them at the top of the "added value" charts for developing pupils between the ages of 11 and 14. There
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Runcorn problems offer survival hope
Runcorn FC Halton are still playing their home games at the Halton Stadium they share with Widnes Rugby League club, despite rumours to the contrary, so Avenue will be there tomorrow. The Cheshire club have missed two home fixtures following a dispute
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Keighley will finally make that Shield trip
You have to feel sorry for Keith Dyas, secretary of the Yorkshire Cup, Shield and Silver Trophy competitions. Everything bar the traditional club matches take precedence over county cup ties these days, and that means that Silver Trophy and Shield ties
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'Bower signing shows we mean business'
Colin Todd today hailed Mark Bower's signing as a statement of intent. Todd believes the defender's decision to stick with City and ignore the competition sends out a powerful message. "It proves to everybody that we do want to keep our better players
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Milestone for Deacs
"There's nothing like a little bit of pressure" - Those were Paul Deacon's words as he lined up the match-winning conversion against Wigan that might just have turned the Bulls' season around. The Wigan-born scrum half makes his 200th senior appearance
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Clampers setting the wrong tone
The vast majority of motorists park honestly and legally, perfectly happy to pay if there is no free parking available for the convenience of being able to leave their vehicles close to where they want to be. A few do try to fiddle the system by deliberately
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Jason's pride at end of tour
Among the ranks, at all levels of the Royal Dragoon Guards, is a hardcore of proud Yorkshiremen. Many of them joined up in the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards, which recruits in the heart of West Yorkshire and was amalgamated to form the Royal Dragoon Guards
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Rebuilding the ruins of war
Former South Craven pupil Private Richard Pickles has told of his pride in helping the people of Iraq rebuild their lives. The 20-year-old is on a six month tour of duty with the Duke of Wellington's Regiment, based at the former Shatt al-Arab Hotel in
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KN keeps boys up to date on news back home
Giant-sized newspaper cuttings from the Keighley News greet servicemen and women every time they enter the dining room at a former hotel for the mega-rich, in southern Iraq. Along with photographs and other snippets, they record the campaign to save the
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Iraq: Lif on streets of Basrah
A spine-chilling phrase has crept into the dictionary of life in Iraq -- "de-Ba'athification". It means getting rid of the remnants of the supporters of the Ba'ath party's former Secretary General Saddam Hussein. Many members of the party have fallen
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Masterplan unveiled
Bradford's own visionary 20-year masterplan was launched two years ago, featuring radical changes to the city centre. In order that the Aire Valley did not lag behind, the Airedale Partnership appointed consultant Arup to draw up its own masterplan for
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Project will offer help to male sex abuse victims
A new service has been launched in Keighley to help men who were sexually abused as children. Clients will have the chance to speak to others who have suffered similar ordeals. The venture -- known as the Shed Project -- has been introduced by the local
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Parsonage becomes a work of art
The Bront Parsonage Museum itself became a work of art when a set of moorland-inspired images was projected on to the front of the building. The projections, entitled Leaving Home, were illuminated on to the faade of the museum on Friday to mark the 150th
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Rivals line up for store wars
Proposals to build an Asda store in Keighley will be met by stiff resistance next week when the plans are aired in public for the first time. Councillors at a special meeting of Keighley Area Planning Panel, in the council chamber, in the town hall, on
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Super sport stadium masterplan
Restoration of Keighley Railway Station to its Victorian splendour and a new, high-quality town centre hotel are essential to the future of Airedale. Other "world class" projects include a purpose-built stadium for Keighley Cricket Club and Keighley Cougars
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Couple choose auction mart as wedding venue
CRAVEN Auction Mart may normally ring out to the sounds of farmers and animals, but one couple has decided that it is the ideal place to exchange their wedding vows. Stuart Clarkson, 24, from Silsden and his wife-to-be Lara Schmidt, 23, decided to get
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Youngsters disappointed by Comic Relief ban
THE headteacher of a school in Craven has been criticised for banning pupils from taking part in Red Nose Day activities. Children at Burnsall Primary School did not hold any activities for Comic Relief and were told not to bring in their red noses. But
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Theatre Reviews
Jesus Christ Superstar -- Alhambra Theatre, Bradford The storylines in many musicals tend to be weak -- an excuse to perform some wonderful songs. In the past this musical has had that tendency -- but not this Bob Tomson and Bill Kenwright production
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This week
Local: Keighley Playhouse: Neil Simon comedy Plaza Suite (tonight/tomorrow 7.30pm). Phone 08451 267859/01535 604764. Out of town: Alhambra Theatre, Bradford: musical Jesus Christ Superstar (until March 26). Phone 01274 432000. St George's Hall, Bradford
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Bands sign up for gala gigs
Wet Paint and Susskind have signed up for a planned series of concerts during this year's Keighley Gala weekend. Other Keighley bands are now being sought to play the three shows on the weekend of June 4 and 5. The gigs are being organised by local music
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - I am again thanking super Airedale Hospital, as I have done three times before. Previously it has been due to cancer, however, this time it was because I had developed a very large hernia, which was causing great problems underneath my stoma (the
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'Time to team up with Leeds'
A new-look film festival teaming up with Leeds could be the answer to winning a bigger tourist audience. Film critic Phillip Bergson, speaking at yesterday's One City Lunch event, called for Bradford to focus on producing a larger-scale film and arts
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Tragic mother, 32, loses fight for life
A mother-of-two who was left paralysed by an insulin overdose six years ago has died. Debbie Brown, 32, died yesterday at Lister House Nursing Home in Heaton, Bradford. Her parents Pearl and Derek Brown, of Wrose, Shipley, who have been caring for their
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Wedding bells not cow bells at mart!
It usually resonates with the sounds of mooing cattle and bleating sheep but a week tomorrow Skipton Auction Mart will make history when a local couple tie the knot and say "I do". Stuart Clarkson and Lara Schmidt will become the first sweethearts to
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Table Tennis: Keighley & District League
With only one week to go in the Keighley & District Table Tennis League, the destination of two out of the three divisional titles is yet to be decided. In Division One, Embassy 'A' maintained their momentum at the top with a clear cut 9-1 win at
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Soccer Junior round-up
A 3-2 defeat for Long Lee Under-13s A by a spirited Bingley side has erased any chance of catching the league leaders. Bingley were first to break through after Niall Burke had pulled off an outstanding penalty save for Long Lee. Within minutes Bingley
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Cugars: Russian ivaders defeated
Couars 62, Strela Kazan 14 - Matt Bramald ran riot with a four-try haul as Cougars outclassed Russian side Strela Kazan The young team from the city of Kazan - 600 miles east of Moscow - were certainly outclassed but they refused to lie down, and put
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Table Tennis: Girls show style
TABLE TENNIS players from Oakbank School have take fourth place in the National championships. The Under-13s girls team swept aside some of the best teams in the country to reach the finals of the English Schools Table Tennis Association competition held
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Skolars provide lesson on Pia
With only an unrealistic mathematical chance of qualifying for the Northern Rail Cup play-offs, the Cougars' trip to the capital tomorrow to play London Skolars will be largely a fact-finding mission ahead of their trip to France to face Pia in the fourth
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Dale retain Melrose Trophy for fourth time
WHARFEDALE under-12s retained the Melrose Trophy for the fourth successive year on their tour to the Scottish borders. Playing three 20-minute games, they got off to a good start against Jedburgh. Wharfedale deservedly went in front when Jack Price made
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Davies eyes retirement as 200-game landmark is reached
FULL back Jonathan Davies makes his 200th league appearance for Wharfedale at Manchester this Saturday in what could be his last campaign as a player. The landmark comes in the same season that Davies became only the third Greens player to reach 1,000
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Letters to the Editor
Get these idiots off our roads... SIR - How I agree with the words of Gary Lorriman (T&A Letters, March 10) regarding the number of people caught driving without car tax, insurance, MOT or licences. Why doesn't the law come down harder on these people
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Masterplan is visionary
It was supremely important that the eagerly awaited Airedale Masterplan was visionary yet practical. It had at all costs to avoid falling into the trap of feeding cynics ammunition -- as has happened with the plans for Bradford, complete with City Hall
